[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":609},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ffiles\u002Ftar":3,"\u002Ffiles":363},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":355,"extension":356,"meta":357,"navigation":358,"path":359,"seo":360,"stem":361,"__hash__":362},"files\u002Ffiles\u002Ftar.md","How to Open TAR Files on Android",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":340},"minimark",[9,29,32,37,52,56,84,88,196,199,203,265,269,272,284,288,293,305,309,312,316],[10,11,12,13,17,18,17,21,24,25,28],"p",{},"TAR (Tape ARchive) is the standard archive format in Linux and Unix systems. Unlike ZIP or RAR, TAR doesn't compress — it only bundles files together. Compression is usually added separately (",[14,15,16],"code",{},".tar.gz",", ",[14,19,20],{},".tar.bz2",[14,22,23],{},".tar.xz","). A raw ",[14,26,27],{},".tar"," file is uncompressed.",[10,30,31],{},"AnExplorer opens TAR files natively — browse contents or extract to folder.",[33,34,36],"h2",{"id":35},"quick-answer","Quick Answer",[10,38,39,40,44,45,47,48,51],{},"Open ",[41,42,43],"strong",{},"AnExplorer"," → tap the ",[14,46,27],{}," file → browse the contents. Long-press → ",[41,49,50],{},"Extract"," to extract all files to a folder.",[33,53,55],{"id":54},"step-by-step-open-and-extract-a-tar-file","Step-by-Step: Open and Extract a TAR File",[57,58,59,66,69,72,75],"ol",{},[60,61,62,63,65],"li",{},"Navigate to the ",[14,64,27],{}," file in AnExplorer",[60,67,68],{},"Tap the file — it opens in the archive viewer",[60,70,71],{},"You see all files and directories inside the TAR bundle",[60,73,74],{},"Tap files to preview them (if a supported format)",[60,76,77,78,80,81,83],{},"To extract: long-press the ",[14,79,27],{}," file → ",[41,82,50],{}," → choose folder → OK",[33,85,87],{"id":86},"tar-vs-targz-vs-tarbz2","TAR vs TAR.GZ vs TAR.BZ2",[89,90,91,113],"table",{},[92,93,94],"thead",{},[95,96,97,101,104,107,110],"tr",{},[98,99,100],"th",{},"Format",[98,102,103],{},"Extension",[98,105,106],{},"Compression",[98,108,109],{},"Speed",[98,111,112],{},"Size",[114,115,116,135,157,178],"tbody",{},[95,117,118,122,126,129,132],{},[119,120,121],"td",{},"TAR",[119,123,124],{},[14,125,27],{},[119,127,128],{},"None",[119,130,131],{},"Fastest",[119,133,134],{},"Same as original",[95,136,137,140,148,151,154],{},[119,138,139],{},"TAR + GZIP",[119,141,142,144,145],{},[14,143,16],{}," or ",[14,146,147],{},".tgz",[119,149,150],{},"GZIP (fast)",[119,152,153],{},"Fast",[119,155,156],{},"~30–60% smaller",[95,158,159,162,169,172,175],{},[119,160,161],{},"TAR + BZIP2",[119,163,164,144,166],{},[14,165,20],{},[14,167,168],{},".tbz2",[119,170,171],{},"BZIP2 (slow)",[119,173,174],{},"Slow",[119,176,177],{},"~35–65% smaller",[95,179,180,183,187,190,193],{},[119,181,182],{},"TAR + XZ",[119,184,185],{},[14,186,23],{},[119,188,189],{},"XZ\u002FLZMA (slow)",[119,191,192],{},"Slowest",[119,194,195],{},"~40–70% smaller",[10,197,198],{},"All variants are supported by AnExplorer.",[33,200,202],{"id":201},"common-tar-use-cases-on-android","Common TAR Use Cases on Android",[89,204,205,215],{},[92,206,207],{},[95,208,209,212],{},[98,210,211],{},"Source",[98,213,214],{},"What you get",[114,216,217,228,236,247,255],{},[95,218,219,222],{},[119,220,221],{},"Linux software download",[119,223,224,225,227],{},"Source code archive — ",[14,226,16],{}," usually",[95,229,230,233],{},[119,231,232],{},"NAS backup",[119,234,235],{},"TAR backup files (Synology, QNAP export)",[95,237,238,241],{},[119,239,240],{},"Android full backup",[119,242,243,244,246],{},"Some backup tools create ",[14,245,27],{}," per-app",[95,248,249,252],{},[119,250,251],{},"Docker\u002Fcontainer image",[119,253,254],{},"Layers stored as TAR",[95,256,257,260],{},[119,258,259],{},"GitHub source code",[119,261,262],{},[14,263,264],{},"repository-main.tar.gz",[33,266,268],{"id":267},"permissions-in-tar-files","Permissions in TAR Files",[10,270,271],{},"TAR archives preserve Unix file permissions (chmod) and ownership. When extracting on Android:",[273,274,275,278,281],"ul",{},[60,276,277],{},"Android's file system doesn't enforce Unix permissions the same way",[60,279,280],{},"Files are extracted with standard Android read\u002Fwrite permissions",[60,282,283],{},"Executable scripts won't run on Android even if the TAR marks them as executable",[33,285,287],{"id":286},"troubleshooting","Troubleshooting",[289,290,292],"h3",{"id":291},"tar-extraction-takes-a-long-time","TAR extraction takes a long time",[10,294,295,296,298,299,301,302,304],{},"Uncompressed TAR extraction is fast (no decompression). But ",[14,297,16],{}," and ",[14,300,20],{}," are CPU-intensive. A 1 GB ",[14,303,20],{}," can take 2–5 minutes to extract on a mid-range phone.",[289,306,308],{"id":307},"insufficient-storage-error-during-extraction","\"Insufficient storage\" error during extraction",[10,310,311],{},"TAR files don't show the uncompressed size easily before extraction. Compressed variants can expand 2–5×. Estimate needed space as 3× the TAR file size and ensure that's available.",[33,313,315],{"id":314},"related-guides","Related Guides",[273,317,318,326,333],{},[60,319,320,325],{},[321,322,324],"a",{"href":323},"\u002Ffiles\u002Ftar.gz","Open TAR.GZ Files"," — compressed TAR variant",[60,327,328,332],{},[321,329,331],{"href":330},"\u002Fsolve\u002Fopen-zip-android","Open ZIP Files"," — ZIP archive guide",[60,334,335,339],{},[321,336,338],{"href":337},"\u002Fsolve\u002Fopen-7z-android","Open 7Z Files"," — high-compression archive",{"title":341,"searchDepth":342,"depth":342,"links":343},"",2,[344,345,346,347,348,349,354],{"id":35,"depth":342,"text":36},{"id":54,"depth":342,"text":55},{"id":86,"depth":342,"text":87},{"id":201,"depth":342,"text":202},{"id":267,"depth":342,"text":268},{"id":286,"depth":342,"text":287,"children":350},[351,353],{"id":291,"depth":352,"text":292},3,{"id":307,"depth":352,"text":308},{"id":314,"depth":342,"text":315},"Open and extract TAR archives on Android with AnExplorer. 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No separate unarchiver app, no cloud upload required — everything works on-device.",[33,372,374],{"id":373},"archives-and-compressed-files","Archives and Compressed Files",[273,376,377,384,391,398,405,410,416],{},[60,378,379,383],{},[321,380,382],{"href":381},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fzip","ZIP"," — create and extract ZIP archives; the most common compressed format",[60,385,386,390],{},[321,387,389],{"href":388},"\u002Ffiles\u002Frar","RAR"," — extract RAR archives (v4) from WinRAR and other sources",[60,392,393,397],{},[321,394,396],{"href":395},"\u002Ffiles\u002Frar5","RAR5"," — extract modern RAR5 archives (WinRAR 5.0+ format)",[60,399,400,404],{},[321,401,403],{"href":402},"\u002Ffiles\u002F7z","7Z"," — extract 7-Zip archives with high compression",[60,406,407,409],{},[321,408,121],{"href":359}," — TAR archives (no compression), common on Linux\u002FUnix",[60,411,412,415],{},[321,413,414],{"href":323},"TAR.GZ"," — gzip-compressed TAR, common in Linux software downloads",[60,417,418,422],{},[321,419,421],{"href":420},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fiso","ISO"," — disc image files; browse contents without mounting",[33,424,426],{"id":425},"apk-and-app-bundles","APK and App Bundles",[273,428,429,436,443,450],{},[60,430,431,435],{},[321,432,434],{"href":433},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fapk","APK"," — install, inspect, and backup Android app package files",[60,437,438,442],{},[321,439,441],{"href":440},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fapkm","APKM"," — APKMirror multi-APK bundles; install split APKs",[60,444,445,449],{},[321,446,448],{"href":447},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fapks","APKS"," — SAI (Split APK Installer) bundle format",[60,451,452,456],{},[321,453,455],{"href":454},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fxapk","XAPK"," — APKPure bundle format with OBB data",[33,458,460],{"id":459},"documents-and-media","Documents and Media",[273,462,463,470,477],{},[60,464,465,469],{},[321,466,468],{"href":467},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fpdf","PDF"," — open PDF documents on Android without Google Drive",[60,471,472,476],{},[321,473,475],{"href":474},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fcbr","CBR \u002F CBZ"," — comic book archive formats",[60,478,479,483],{},[321,480,482],{"href":481},"\u002Ffiles\u002Fcbz","CBZ"," — ZIP-based comic book archive",[33,485,487],{"id":486},"supported-archive-formats-quick-reference","Supported Archive Formats — Quick Reference",[89,489,490,504],{},[92,491,492],{},[95,493,494,496,499,501],{},[98,495,100],{},[98,497,498],{},"Open",[98,500,50],{},[98,502,503],{},"Create",[114,505,506,517,529,540,551,562],{},[95,507,508,510,513,515],{},[119,509,382],{},[119,511,512],{},"✅",[119,514,512],{},[119,516,512],{},[95,518,519,522,524,526],{},[119,520,521],{},"RAR \u002F RAR5",[119,523,512],{},[119,525,512],{},[119,527,528],{},"❌",[95,530,531,534,536,538],{},[119,532,533],{},"7z",[119,535,512],{},[119,537,512],{},[119,539,512],{},[95,541,542,545,547,549],{},[119,543,544],{},"TAR \u002F TAR.GZ \u002F TAR.BZ2",[119,546,512],{},[119,548,512],{},[119,550,512],{},[95,552,553,555,557,560],{},[119,554,421],{},[119,556,512],{},[119,558,559],{},"✅ (browse)",[119,561,528],{},[95,563,564,566,568,570],{},[119,565,475],{},[119,567,512],{},[119,569,512],{},[119,571,528],{},[10,573,574,575,17,578,582,583,586],{},"For troubleshooting specific formats, see ",[321,576,577],{"href":330},"Solve: Open ZIP",[321,579,581],{"href":580},"\u002Fsolve\u002Fopen-rar-android","Open RAR",", or ",[321,584,585],{"href":337},"Open 7Z",".",{"title":341,"searchDepth":342,"depth":342,"links":588},[589,590,591,592],{"id":373,"depth":342,"text":374},{"id":425,"depth":342,"text":426},{"id":459,"depth":342,"text":460},{"id":486,"depth":342,"text":487},"AnExplorer opens ZIP, RAR, RAR5, 7z, TAR, ISO, CBR, CBZ, APK, APKM, APKS, XAPK, and PDF files natively on Android. No extra apps needed. Format-specific guides below.",{"faq":595},[596,599,602],{"q":597,"a":598},"Can AnExplorer open RAR files on Android?","Yes. AnExplorer's built-in archive manager opens RAR v4 and RAR5 archives natively on Android — no extra app needed.",{"q":600,"a":601},"Can I install APK files with AnExplorer?","Yes. AnExplorer can open and install APK, APKM, APKS, and XAPK files directly from the file browser.",{"q":603,"a":604},"Does AnExplorer include a PDF viewer?","Yes. AnExplorer includes a built-in PDF viewer. Tap any PDF to read it directly — no separate reader app required.","\u002Ffiles",{"title":365,"description":593},"files","aUtWoe1NGtwsaKYsLre8IK9Sw6omLjXgASP6c7M2emc",1776756982174]